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French History:France at a Glance:France has been one of our worlds greatest tourist attractions. Behind all of the aged art, fine cuisine and splendid architecture lies their valued healthcare system or the CMU. Their amazing transition to Universal healthcare on January 1, 2000 was a key advancement in their nations overall quality of life. Whats HappeningThe SolutionPROS:Easy accessed Universal healthcareIncrease in employee health competenceFree Medical and Nursing educationsHigh customer satisfactionHigh level of servicesFree maternity careFree dental careFree prescriptionsSicker individuals get the most coverageDirect treatment from Primary clinics and Specialized hospital High practice in preventative careFRENCHBy: Leona Bertrand

1930: Act on Social Security Insurance (Sécurité Sociale) was created. This gave insurance to employees of companies who made below a certain minimal income.

1939: Toward the beginning of WWII 2/3 of French citizens had some form of healthcare coverage.

1945: SHI: Statutory Health Insurance or the Public Health Insurance program was passed by parliament.

The Beginning. . .1883: Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck a statesman in Europe was able to create their nations first national welfare.1884: Accident insurance1889: Old age pensions In the 1880s Europe participated in a medical science reform.CONS:Fixed pricesLonger treatment times Higher taxesCitizens seek treatment abroadFree abortionsFees for contraceptionHEALTHCAREFrance's Universal Healthcare is called "La Couverture Maladie Universelle," or CMU.The CMUThe CMU is the umbrella of coverage over all of France. It covers all people unlike the 1930 Social Security coverage.Among those covered include. . .Unemployed individualsInfants and childrenBoth legal and illegal individualsRetired elders Having one of our worlds most effective healthcare system does come at a COST. . .

Since 2013 France has had hospitals go bankrupt due to high tax costsThis then causes high job scarcity and a decrease in the labor necessary to treat the increased number of patientsIt also significantly increases the amount of paper work.Leaving medical professionals a limited approach to their mode of treatment An increase in their 75% tax rate is the primary way to rebuild the damage done to the bankrupt hospitals. This issue ultimately had a positive outcome and improved France's quality of care from 74% to 84%.FRENCHSYSTEMUSSYSTEM SIMILARITIES:Regulated by a private sectorEmployers provided insuranceIncreased senior healthcare coveragesHealthcare inflationPatients freely choose their health providersHealth history shared between health providers and insurance provider Universal healthcareAverage Life expectancy: 81 yearsQuality of healthcare: 82%Health expenditure per capita: $4,952Lower paid medical professionalsMedical Personnel make final health decisions Low practice liabilityPrivate healthcare plansAverage Life expectancy:78 yearsQuality of healthcare: 69%Health expenditure per capita: $8,608Higher paid medical professionalsDecreased health coverage by employersHigh practice liabilityBeing sick in France ; French social security ; retirement in France. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.understandfrance.org/Paris/Sick.html#ancre58076Care, not paperwork, say French health workers [Video file]. (n.d.). Retrieved from Chevreul, K., Durand-Zaleski, I., Bahrami, S., Hernández-Quevedo, C., & Mladovsky, P. (2010). Health Systems in Transition. France: Health system review, 12(6). Retrieved from http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/135809/E94856.pdfDutton, P. V. (2000). Health Care in France and the United States: Learning From Each Other. The Bookings Institution. Retrieved from http://www.brookings.edu/fp/cusf/analysis/dutton.pdfFrance Health > Quality of health care system Stats: NationMaster.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/France/Health/Quality-of-health-care-systemFrance vs United States Health Stats Compared. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/France/United-States/HealthA guide to healthcare in France | Healthcare | Expatica France. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.expatica.com/fr/healthcare/A-guide-to-healthcare-in-France_101166.htmlThe Health Care System Under French National Health Insurance: Lessons for Health Reform in the United States. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447687/REFERENCES:Maternity Care in French Health System. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/public-services/health/receiving-treatment/maternity-care/Otto von Bismarck - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/otto-von-bismarckA PRIMER ON FRENCH HEALTH CARE. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/pvd/Primer.htmPros and Cons of French Health Care | Formosa Post. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.formosapost.com/pros-and-cons-of-french-health-care/WHO | France. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.who.int/countries/fra/en/